A migrant worker threatens the girlfriend of his employer during a standoff Dec. 8 in the capital of China's Shaanxi province. The man, who took the woman hostage to demand payment of about $400 from his employer, was subdued by police after a one-hour standoff. The woman was rescued unhurt.
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Mary J. Blige
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メアリー・J・ブライジ、グラミー賞8部門でノミネート
Spike Lee
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スパイク・リー、新作映画は1992年のロス暴動が題材
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「プレイボーイ・インドネシア」の編集局長、裁判に
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万里の長城に高速を通そうとした不埒な輩に罰金
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恥ずかしさに耐えられず機内でマッチを擦った女性に大迷惑
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インドのテレビ局、不正を真っ向切り捨て